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October 2015

October 29, 2015

Why “Not That Kind of Christian”? (Final Day)

My latest book project, "Not That Kind of Christian: Loving God Without Being an A**hole,"...

October 01, 2015

Worst. Interview. Ever.

So I did this interview for "Not That Kind of Christian," the new book I'm...

September 2015

September 29, 2015

Why Hell Isn’t Scary and Failure’s a Blessing

In preparation for Eric Elnes' visit to Portland to appear live on the Homebrewed CultureCast...

September 19, 2015

“God Never Gives You More than You Can Handle.” Christian Cliche of the Day

I’m going to be posting bits from my upcoming book, “A**hole Christian Survival Guide,” over the next...

September 18, 2015

Romal Tunes, Slim Moons and Kim Davis Swoons

To be clear, cohost Slim Moon totally didn't take his pants off and show his...

September 01, 2015

Are You Prepared for the A**hole Apocalypse?

Are You Ready for the A**hole Apocalypse? You've encountered those Christians who are so self-assured...

April 2015

April 26, 2015

Cloud Chaser: My New CD

I'm really excited to share with all of you that I have a new five-song...

April 11, 2015

THE SHACK’s Wm. Paul Young: Where’s God When…

Where's God in the midst of loss and suffering? How do we find hope and...

March 2015

March 13, 2015

Philip Clayton, Vulcans, LGBTQ Marriage Equality, and LIVE Awesomeness

Well folks, we geeked out this time... First, we're thrilled to announce a first-ever LIVE...

December 2014

December 29, 2014

AJ Jacobs, Sony, Summer Camps & Semi-Nude Skyping

After a, um, hiatus of sorts Christian, Amy, and Andy are back to talk about...

December 23, 2014

Five Ways I Suck at Following Jesus #MyJesusProject

As you may know by now, I'm starting a new project (ramping up now, starting...

December 22, 2014

My Seizure Diagnosis: Is there a Pony in this Shitpile?

I was sitting on the couch, working on an article on the morning of December...

November 2014

November 24, 2014

We Have a New Trade-up! Get Your Book Designed & Edited #Feeding5000 #MyJesusProject

Sometimes it takes a little bit of imagination to realize how much we really have...

November 19, 2014

Help Me Feed 5,000 People…and Get Six New Books #MyJesusProject

As you may know if you've read my previous posts, I'm in the process of doing...

November 18, 2014

My Jesus Project Dos and Don’ts (Reader Survey) #MyJesusProject

If you haven't already read from my post yesterday, I'm doing an experiment over the next...

November 14, 2014

To the “Beer and Hymns” Haters in Tulsa, OK

“Do not suppose that abuses are eliminated by destroying the object which is abused. Men...

October 2014

October 29, 2014

Church Sign Epic Fails, “No Explanations” Edition

When I was a kid, I'd always ask "why?" about everything. Thankfully, church cured me...

October 22, 2014

How Revelation Ruined (and Saved) My Life

I was asked to contribute a chapter to a new book called "Disquiet Time: Rants...

October 22, 2014

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Darwin vs. Jesus” Edition

Darwin was pretty certain, what with the huge body of evidence behind him, he'd win...

October 20, 2014

Los Angeles Has Been postChristian-ized

It's official: the postChristian tour has left it's mark on the City of Angels. We...

August 2014

August 21, 2014

Is Capitalism Un-Biblical?

I teach a weekly Sunday School class at our church. Usually we take a question...

August 19, 2014

The Greatest Commandment: Further Evidence Jesus was a Radical Subversive

I was asked today how, with all of the crazy stories in the Bible, we...

August 12, 2014

Five Reasons post-Christianity is Good for Us

Anyone who has been paying attention knows that Christianity is in decline in the western...

August 11, 2014

God Isn’t Punishing Mark Driscoll

This week has been a rough one for Mark Driscoll, pastor of Mars Hill Church...

August 11, 2014

postChristian: The Foreword

Following is the foreword pulled from my book, "postChristian: What's left? Can we fix it?...

August 03, 2014

Church Sign Epic Fails, ‘Pastor Judgment Day’ Edition

Little known fact: The church sign phenomenon was started by a traveling letter salesman by...

July 2014

July 19, 2014

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Church + Porn = FAIL” Edition

Pastor, I promise I thought it was a "PAWN" store. I totally was just cashing...

July 17, 2014

How Would Jesus Vote?

I read an article on Huffington Post today about a new survey by a nonpartisan...

July 15, 2014

Fence-Sitters and Boundary-Pushers: A Postmodern Reflection

My mom always loved gardening, but rarely had time for it in our two-career household....

July 12, 2014

Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up?

Jesus talks to me, pretty much every day. No, I don't mean he speaks to...